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Camino ’24: Day 28
We did it! Today we arrived at our final destination: Santiago de Compostela. We woke up early at around 4 AM to take advantage of the coolest hours of the day, and also to try and beat the crowd. It worked for about an hour, before we reached the albergue at Pedrouzo. There we joined…
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Camino ’24: Day 27
Strange and lonely day today, but we made it out of the Camino del Norte and into the Camino Francés. It’s a double-edged feeling though: we left the relative peace and quiet of the Norther route to finally enter the frey of the mass of pilgrims, all flowing into Santiago. The contrast between the earlier…
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Camino ’24: Day 26
Tough day today, but we made it through. We walked around 28 km and I’m glad we didn’t face any major issues. We started out well at around 7.20 AM, catching a very beautiful sunrise and morning “golden hour”. I hope that the pictures I took with the camera are going to turn out OK.…
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Camino ’24: Day 25
Twenty-five kilometers for Day 25. This was today’s plan in a nutshell. We went to dinner yesterday thinking that we’d just get something light to eat and then go to bed early. Today was supposed to be hot, and we wanted to start a bit earlier than usual. That didn’t happen. However, it was for…
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Camino ’24: Day 24
Today we crossed the 100 km mark. We are only four days away from Santiago! As a matter of fact, our room for the night is just after the first mojone (milestone) with a distance to Santiago which is smaller than 100 km. It’s nice to see that all our efforts are starting to pay…